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Facebook Just Removed Hundreds of Pages Linked to Russia

Facebook says they found no links among the different operations (LONDON) — Facebook said Thursday it removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts that it says were part of tw.....»»

Category: topSource: timeJan 17th, 2019

Facebook Just Removed Hundreds of Pages Linked to Russia

Facebook says they found no links among the different operations (LONDON) — Facebook said Thursday it removed hundreds of Russia-linked pages, groups and accounts that it says were part of tw.....»»

Category: topSource: timeJan 17th, 2019

Facebook Removed Hundreds More ‘Inauthentic’ Accounts Linked to Russia

The pages primarily targeted areas of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Facebook said it removed more than 350 pages and acc.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJan 17th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook bans Israeli company in misinformation crackdown

Facebook Inc. said it removed hundreds of fake accounts, pages and groups linked to a commercial entity based in Israel, a rare move against a private operation as the social network tries to stamp out misinformation around global elections......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 16th, 2019

Facebook Finds New Campaign Intended to Sway Midterms

The social network found and removed hundreds of fake accounts and pages, some of which originated in Iran and Russia, said people briefed on the influence campaign......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 21st, 2018

Facebook says takes down Russian-, Iranian-linked accounts

Facebook says it has removed more than 650 pages groups and accounts linked to Russia and Iran ahead of the midterm elections in the United States......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsAug 21st, 2018

Facebook Identifies New Influence Operations Spanning Globe

The social network removed hundreds of fake accounts and pages targeting people in different countries and regions that originated in Iran and Russia......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralAug 21st, 2018

Facebook Removes 652 Accounts Linked To "Inauthentic Behavior" Originating In Iran And Russia

Facebook said late on Tuesday that it had removed multiple pages, groups and accounts for "coordinated inauthentic.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeAug 22nd, 2018

Facebook Identifies Russia-Linked Misinformation Campaign

Facebook removed nearly 500 pages and accounts targeted at Europe and Central Asia. Some originated from an agency controlled by the Kremlin......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 17th, 2019

Facebook blocks accounts

Facebook removed hundreds of Russia-initiated accounts, including some linked to state-owned news agency Sputnik. Fred Katayama reports......»»

Category: videoSource: reutersJan 17th, 2019

Facebook Removes Over 650 Pages, Accounts Linked To Russia, Iran for ‘Inauthentic Behavior’

Company doesn't say if these entities had spread "fake news," j.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneAug 21st, 2018

Facebook says Iran-backed accounts pretended to be news organizations to spread information and to launch cyber attacks (FB)

REUTERS/Charles Platiau Facebook says it removed 652 Pages and accounts on its services that it linked to I.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderAug 22nd, 2018

Facebook removes over 550 Pages, 250 accounts in latest spam purge ahead of U.S. midterms

The hundreds of bad accounts were removed for breaking the site's rules for "spam and.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 11th, 2018

Facebook removes over 550 Pages, 250 accounts in latest spam purge ahead of US midterms

The hundreds of bad accounts were removed for breaking the site's rules for "spam and.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayOct 11th, 2018

Facebook removes hundreds of spammy accounts and pages

It said it removed 559 pages and 251 accounts that posted "sensational political content" aimed at driving users to other websites......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 12th, 2018

Facebook suspends more Iran-linked accounts

Facebook Inc said on Friday it had removed 82 pages, groups and accounts for coordinated inauthentic behavior that originated in Iran and targeted people in the UK and United States......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralOct 26th, 2018

Facebook disables hundreds of accounts tied to Russian news agency

The social media giant said hundreds of pages had originated in Russia, including a network of accounts that touched on regional weather and sports but actually served as way for Russian state-owned media to secretly reach social media users......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 17th, 2019

Facebook disables hundreds of accounts tied to Russian news agency for hiding their identity

The social network said hundreds of pages had originated in Russia, including a network of accounts that touched on regional weather and sports but actually served as a way for Russian state-owned media to secretly reach social media users......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 17th, 2019

The Wall Street Journal: Facebook, Twitter take down fake accounts linked to Iran, Venezuela

Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. said on Thursday that they removed hundreds of fake accounts from Iran and Venezuela spreading misinformation on their social-media platforms......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 31st, 2019

Facebook removes 783 fake pages, accounts tied to Iran

Facebook says it has removed 783 Iran-linked pages, accounts and groups from its service for what it calls "coordinated inauthentic behavior." .....»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralFeb 1st, 2019

Facebook and Twitter have been removing military troll networks, including Russian and French campaigns that were sparring over politics in Africa

Groups based in France and Russia that spread disinformation were removed by Facebook and Twitter. The networks sought to influence African politics Facebook's security team said its.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 16th, 2020